Learning doesn't commence at the beginning of a school year, nor does it culminate at the year's conclusion. Learning is continual, and it's great to see the adaptations that teachers and students make during different seasons of the year to underscore the idea that all times are learning opportunities, and those times are precious.Enjoy the final couple of weeks of school, and recognize that learning brings great pleasure to our brains.

At Marion Cross School, we try to foster the attitude that teachers help teachers and parents help teachers and teachers help parents and we all help the children—and the children help us. We are all necessary in the promotion of learning for your children, and it is important that the children know that they are necessary to us and to the smooth functioning of our culture.

Rep

While much of the students' learning happens in classes or individually, some of it occurs when we gather as a bigger group, and at MCS that bigger group often convenes as Rep. REP, short for “repertoire,” is an all-school sharing time held on Thursdays from 2:15 PM to 3:00 PM. Rep is our opportunity to gather as a whole school to celebrate ideas and talents and risk-taking.

In this informal performance setting, children and adults present instrumental and vocal music, poetry, stories, plays, skits, dance routines, magic tricks, and gymnastic demonstrations. Much of the shared work is organized and rehearsed by the students. It is a valued time in the life of the school community and parents are invited to attend.